Speech Writing Tips
You develop an added advantage in life, if you are a gifted
public speaker and know how to write a speech in a well manner and organized way. Preparing your first speech is a dramatic sensational thing that might be of great worth.
You can develop great speech power with some
effort, consistency and courage.
Besides the rules of good English, one needs to understand what the audience
would like to hear without getting bored. Although the audience invariably
hates reading a prepared text, they like a speech, which is prepared. In other
words even for an extempore speech, one should carefully prepare the speech and
plan properly. It should not distract and divert from the given subject and
should maintain the continuity. It should be full of substance but not so much
of tiring statistics. It should be wholesome but not too academic and complex.
It is always the simple which establishes a report with the listener.
Steps to follow
- Focus on the subject. Ponder over the purpose of the speech.
- Prepare key points in a clear and logical sequence.
- Stick to the time available. Be economical with your words and sentences.
- Do not be repelitic, 'unless something is too important.
- Do not use ''Written English'' but 'Conversational English.
- Relate beginning of your speech with the end.
- Avoid use of Jargons, slangs and superfluous words.
- Give a dash of humour, relevant to the topic. Quotations, poetry lines and idioms can be used provided they are timely and do not break the continuity of the speech.
- Never be offensive and critical of the individuals. Restrain your criticism, even if it is too essential. Sandwich your critical points between two layers of praise.
- Be a little dramatic, but not at the expense of correction
